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Consultancy Team UK to support construction of Mercy Ships new floating hospital
2016-10-28 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Global audio visual design company Consultancy Team UK has partnered with charity group Mercy Ships to design and procure technology, as well as install and construct the latters new floating hospital.
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Ground Stations Operations Engineering Consultancy Support
2016-09-29 15:05:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.800 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems. The Key Person will support the Ground Stations and External Interfaces GSEI team within the RSO division and shall support the daily operations of the Ground Stations and their interfaces to the other components of the ground segments to ensure their maximum availability and reliability. This role will focus on the ground stations supporting EUMETSATs low Earth orbiting LEO satellites EPS, EPSSG and JCS but the engineer will also be expected to support the geostationary orbit GEO stations when required. In addition, the Key Person will be expected to acquire and maintain Systemwide knowledge of the Ground Segments, particularly in the areas of spacecraft monitoring control and the flow of mission data, due to the central role the ground station plays in spacecraft and ground segment operations. The tasks will include Longterm planning and shortterm scheduling of the operational usage of the ground stations to support both the needs of the Flight Operations Division FLO and Ground Stations engineering team Interface with project teams for the implementation of system upgrades to support major operations projects and major activities described in the Operational System MidTerm Evolution Plan. This will include ground station changes required to support major space segment evolutions Interfacing with the ground stations maintenance teams and industry representatives to ensure optimised performance by the ground stations, including participating in the definition, specification and implementation of any changes Planning and coordination of upgrades, repairs and evolutions with the engineering teams and FLO division Organising the validation of these upgrades, repairs and evolutions with the Controller Teams Definition and maintenance of ground station operations procedures and operations guides Maintaining operational ground stations databases Investigation into anomalies, their documentation, classification and correctionmitigation, participation in associated Anomaly Review Boards Provision of training, through production and presentation of written materials, practical demonstrations and presentations, to other members of the Operations Department PROFILE In addition to having a university degree in a relevant technical discipline or the equivalent ground stations experience, the Key Person shall have the following mandatory attributes at least five years experience in ground stations TTC operations in support of multiple Low Earth Orbit LEO andor Geostationary GEO spacecraft at least five years experience in a realtime 247 spacecraft operations environment, ideally in an earth observation environment excellent interpersonal and coordination skills Experience of the following would be a distinct advantage major upgrades or evolutions of operational ground stations defining and implementing the verification and validation of ground stations interfaces between ground stations and ground segments firstline hardware and software failure diagnosis and correction baseband operation and configuration The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Engineer must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to pierre.lenahediccssytems.de and copy to francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with the job title. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 21th October 2016 Starting Date December 2016 Interviews week 47 2016
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GEO Configuration Management Consultancy Support
2016-09-29 15:05:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.800 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems. The Key Person shall support the Information Management and Configuration Management Competence Area of the Process Assurance and Management Support Division PRS. The general tasks of the Key Person will be to provide support to the GEO Configuration Manager. Tasks of the Key Person will include Managing the documentation under configuration control according to the agreed procedures and supporting the release of relevant configuration listsreports Act as secretary of Configuration Control Board meetings, prepare and convene the meetings, analyse the proposed engineering changes, prepare the relevant Minutes of Meeting, and notify the external entities as necessary Follow up the change process with the related action items, to ensure timely information availability on the status of changes Track versions of hardware and software items and documentation according to the evolution of the configured items Verify the hardware and software configuration status by performing configuration audits Maintain up to date the configuration management databases Support the drafting, review and update of the Product Documentation Trees, generate and maintain the Configuration Item lists Support the drafting, reviews and update of the Configuration Management Plans and related Working Practice and Procedures Support the definition and maintenance of Baselines at Programme, System and Ground Segment Levels Issue Configuration Status Accounting Reports for the configuration items under direct EUMETSAT responsibility Support the definition of Configuration Management Requirements Support technical reviews for Configuration Management aspects Support Design Reviews organised at EUMETSAT, coordinating the distribution of the datapackage to the reviewers, in coordination with the Information Management function. Contribute to the advertisement and continuous improvements of applicable EUMETSAT CM processes, procedures, guidelines. Document and perform validation testing on new Generic Dimensions Framework the EUMETSAT corporate CM tool releases. Contribute to the provision of S.M.A.R.T. requirements for CM Tool enhancements Attend the regular coordination PRS CM meetings, report on the progress of assigned actions, raise issues requiring management attention, and exchange with other PRS CM members on respective experiences and best solutions to address common issues PROFILE In addition to a University degree in computer science or engineering, the Key Person shall have a demonstrated experience of at least 5 years conducting and implementing Configuration Management of large scale, softwarecentred systems in an operational environment, preferably for highavailability 24hday systems like e.g. processingproduction chains, data centres or satellite systems. Experience in Quality Assurance, space system project control andor process modelling of largescale systems with a very good understanding of project development life cycle methodologies would be considered, providing that adequate knowledge and involvement in Configuration Management activities is also demonstrated. Following skills are mandatory Proven significant knowledge and experience in specifying, reviewing and implementing Configuration Management plans, processes and working practices, or at least extensive experience in providing management support to programmes or projects in development Significant experience in project development methodologies, and in particular in configuration management including the definition or review of upstream source code configuration management requirements, control of configuration evolutions of systems software, hardware, databases, satellite and ground system procedures, documents, media, COTS software and COTS Licences, up to the testing and deployment of new releases on configuration controlled environments Extensive knowledge and experience with configuration management tools e.g. Serena Dimensions CM, Jira or Clearcase or business process management tools electronic workflows Experience of software development on a medium or large size project Extensive knowledge and experience with process modelling tools and techniques. Extensive knowledge and experience of a Configuration Management, Quality Assurance or Project Management standard e.g. ISO, ANSI, ECSS, CMMI Proven experience in planning, developing and implementing training sessions andor coaching sessions to users and stakeholders. The Key Person is also required to have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with the minimum of supervision very good team working skills and strong action achievement orientation demonstrated very good communication skills both in writing and speaking be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, in particular when applying, supporting and advertising EUMETSAT processes and working practices have demonstrated very good skills in documenting all hisher artefacts be able to work calmly under stress. The following will be considered as an advantage Experience acquired in the frame of European or International space projects Administration of a configuration management or business process management tool SQL programming on Oracle or Sybase, and scripting languages such as perl, python or vb.net S.M.A.R.T requirements, software testing methodology and tools. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Engineer must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to pierre.lenahediccssytems.de and copy to francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with the job title. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 25th October 2016 Starting Date As soon as possible Interviews week 4445 2016
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Desktop Consultancy Support
2016-09-29 15:05:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Since 1979, Italian ACS has been a Software System Integrator. As a Payload Data Ground Segment specialist, ACS develops componentssubsystemsground stations for satellite data acquisition, processing and dissemination. The company is active in geospatial multisource applications development for planning and management of environmental risks infrastructures and realtime handling of large data streams. ACS offer to their customers the complete range of services from the collection of user requirements to operational activities support. Our German subsidiary ACSD provides consultancy service at EUMETSAT Darmstadt. Selected candidate will sign permanent full time contract and work at EUM premises. Besides an opportunity to work in international environment, ACS can offer competitive salary, attractive benefits package tailored to specific needs, training and career growth within ACS group, support for relocation to Darmstadt. For our activities in Germany, we are looking for a person to provide Desktop Consultancy Support. TASKS Responsible for supporting Desktop infrastructure solutions and will apply industry accepted best practices related to Microsoft and VMware Operate, maintain and monitor Windows 7 64 bit Desktop Operating System and Applications, Novell Zenworks, VMware Infrastructure vSphere 5.5 Contribute to the Migration to Office 2013 Project by packaging Office using WSUS and Zenworks Contribute to the Migration to Windows 10 Project by preparing the base Operations System, setting up the SCCM software distribution system, packaging applications running on Windows 7 for Windows 10 Prepare, evaluate and coordinate the validation of software patches and updates to keep the Desktops uptodate against security issues and vulnerabilities Maintain software and license databases Operate and maintain Antivirus infrastructure to ensure that desktops and servers are properly receiving signature updates for viruses Operate and maintain Backup infrastructure to ensure that empty tapes are available and backup jobs finished successfully Create, update and maintain procedures to operate, maintain and administer the system Provide 2nd level user and technical support Liaise with the external service provider and if necessary escalate 3rd level incidents Contribute to the procurement of information technology services, systems and components by providing specifications and performing price inquiries, as well as act as interface with hardware and software suppliers regarding procurement, warranty and maintenance issues SKILLS University degree in the engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science or similar Mandatory attributes, skills, and experience 3 years of recent experience in administering Microsoft Desktop using the following tools System Center Configuration Manager, Zenworks Configuration Manager, Windows Deployment Toolkit WSUS 3 years of experience in administering following VMware Infrastructure elements vSphere 5.5, Horizon View Ability to plan the work and to cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks. Ability to write technical documentation. Able to work effectively in English EU national or valid work permit for Germany CV in Europass format Previous experience and knowledge in any of the following areas will be considered an additional asset Visual Basic Scripting Symantec Netbackup Veeam Backup Knowledge of ITIL Experience with PKI Experience with KEMP Loadmaster
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Dissemination Operations Engineering Consultancy Support
2016-09-27 18:03:57| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
One of our clients in Germany is looking for a Dissemination Operations Engineering Consultancy Support. The Key person shall support the Dissemination Team of the Realtime Services System Operations Division of the Operations Department supporting routine operations such as dissemination and encryption services, the introduction of new products, and the operations preparation phases of new dissemination services, such as for MTG and EPSSG. Tasks The duties range from the support to the operation of the various dissemination components, to the analysis, implementation and testing of new data streams and monitoring and reporting functions. It also includes the settingup and implementation of operational procedures, and the coordination with external organisations and service providers. In particular the tasks of the Key person will include Support to routine operations of the dissemination and encryption functions within the Ground Segments, including performance monitoring and in the case of anomalies, the identification and application of firstline corrective actions. Support to the operations of data encryption functions in the ground and space segment of the companies programs. Control, population and operation of dissemination related databases and configuration files for both inhouse and remote systems. Support to the preparation, validation and maintenance of ground segment operational procedures. Support to dissemination services related training of the Control Centre Team. Support in the analysis and resolution of user enquiries related to dissemination services Support to the HW and SW configuration of the companies Reception Stations. Support to the rollout and validation of new releases of the companies Reception Station SW packages. Investigation into system anomalies that impact on the data dissemination services. Generation of Engineering Change Proposals to improve the operational effectiveness of the encryption and dissemination functions. Support to design, implementation and verification testing of corrections and improvements. Support to the verification, validation and rollout of new releases of dissemination and encryption software. Coordination of the operational validation of releases and changes affecting the dissemination system. Definition and implementation of dissemination service monitoring and reporting tools, and generation of related reports. Support to the generation and maintenance of a products database for dissemination administration. Participation in meetings and reviews. Qualifications A university degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Experience Minimum 5 years experience in operations or software maintenance of realtime data dissemination systems, and be familiar with DVBS satellite communications and ground segment operations. Significant work experience on operating system level in major Linux distributions and Windows Windows 7, 8, 10. Furthermore, it would be a distinct advantage for the Key person to have experience with the following DVB based receiveonly earth stations for satellite communications. IP multicast data distribution systems, such as Tellicast provided by Newtec. Dissemination of meteorological andor environmental products. Formalised software testing. XML language and tools. Subversion, CVS, eclipse. Interaction with operational or research organisations. DVBS2 technology. Knowledge and Skills For the accomplishment of the listed tasks, knowledge and experience of the following is mandatory Basic System administrator skills Configuration, installation and scripting for Linux and Windows. Computer literacy, including Evaluationanalysis of systemapplication events and logs. Tool based presentation of logs and results Excel etc. Monitoring of near real time data flows in large computer networks. Satellite based and terrestrial data distribution systems. Provision of near realtime data services in a highavailability environment 247. First and second level support in data services. Interaction with endusers. Coordination of system changes and interfaces with external organisations. Encryption technologies, USB smart cards, TripleDES. Formalised hardwaresoftwaresystem testing. Configuration control. The Key person shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with a minimum of supervision.
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